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    Show your Solarforce Part II

    Re: Solarforce / Surefire legos Thanks! (And Norm, sorry about the oversize image. Didn't know that.)
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    Re: HELP! Re: The Maratac AAA "Cu" Is yours precisely the same issue: a pre-flash only if the light's been turned off for a minute or two? That makes it less of an issue -- generally, when you want a light to turn on low, it's been off for at least a few minutes. But I must confess, this...
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    Re: HELP! Re: The Maratac AAA "Cu" Okay, perhaps I'm just having bad luck with this flashlight, or perhaps this is normal behavior. When I turn the light on, after turning it off for a minute or two, it pre-flashes (high) before coming on low. Then it works properly: L/H/L with no flashes. If I...
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    New Maratac "Rev 2" AAA light at County Comm....

    Sorry - posted in the wrong thread.
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    Re: HELP! Re: The Maratac AAA "Cu" UPDATE: The replacement arrived today. Lovely. Works perfectly. The threads are smooth, emitter centered, all good. And Miles threw in a free Pico Widgy Bar to make up for my troubles. (Kind of a great keychain tool: miniature pry bar.) All in all, The...
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    Show your Solarforce Part II

    Two steampunk Solarforces, flanking a Balder SE-1. All of them properly cooked (and the Balder sanded as well).
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    Dead Battery Disposal

    Re: Dead Li-ion Battery Disposal Okay, necro-bump for this thread. I have an 18650 -- old blue Trustfire -- which can't be tricked into charging past 3.65 V. I want to throw it out. Here's the thing: I'm in Mexico, and I doubt there's anyone here set up to take Li-ion batteries. What's the...
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    Re: HELP! Re: The Maratac AAA "Cu" I sent it back. I was going to wait until the replacement arrived before posting, but I'm sure it will be fine. Miles Stair has been a real pleasure to deal with, by the way: he immediately offered to replace it. My sense is I just got a bum unit. Hey, it...
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    Re: HELP! Re: The Maratac AAA "Cu" Tried all this. Freshly charged, clean threads. The contacts in the head look pristine. It seems to me that it may be a blown emitter. Is that possible? That it would turn on a few times, then the emitter would fry? (I was using a standard Duracell...
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    Re: HELP! Re: The Maratac AAA "Cu" Yes -- and tested the batteries in other lights. When it arrived, the head was tightened down pretty hard -- would that have been sufficient to damage things? (I was under the impression that twisties are not supposed to be overtightened.)
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    HELP! Re: The Maratac AAA "Cu" Nobody have any idea how I can get this to turn on?
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    The Maratac AAA "Cu"

    Help! Got my Maratac AAA Rev 2 Copper from Miles. Gorgeous. It worked perhaps six times, and now it won't turn on. I did the recommended thing: searching for copper flakes, chasing the threads with a toothpick, etc. Nada. Advice? I'd rather not send it back if I can figure this out myself.
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    Tailcap Lockout not working on Klarus XT11 - why?

    Thanks all! buds224 in fact nailed it: the switch needed tightening down. In fact, it *really* needed tightening down -- every time I unscrewed the tailcap, it loosened and unscrewed the switch. I've never seen that issue before. But I finally got it tight enough, and the lockout works...
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    Tailcap Lockout not working on Klarus XT11 - why?

    Not sure what's going on here: I have a new Klarus XT11, and it has anodized threads (as it's supposed to), but I have to unscrew the tailcap about five turns before it will turn off. That's not the way it's supposed to work, is it? I was under the impression that half a turn should do the...
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    Solarforce M3 Announced (XM-L U2)

    Seems as if it would be a perfect match for an unshortened L2M (with an 18650).
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